October 10, 2024
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Reading along with us in Numbers and Colossians? Here’s today’s reading:
Colossians 1 (NIV)
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,……Continue Reading
Paul rejoiced in his suffering! We complain when life gets tough and feel like God is not there or we question why things are happening. But just like Paul, we need to remember that in the good times and the bad times that we have “Christ in you, the hope of glory”. Imagine the Creator of all, the Beginning and the End is with us and cares for us! For any momentary trouble we face here on earth is but a grain of sand in comparison to eternity with Him and for that, like Paul, we rejoice!
Amen, Kelly!
The gift of being able to share in His inheritance should continually remind us to live our best life… a life worthy of the Lord. Is there anything better than having that privilege….to be in His kingdom (of light)?
Colossians 1
This is one of the letters that Paul wrote while he was a prisoner in Rome. As it says in the introduction Paul had worked with Epaphras while they were in Ephesus. Paul had never been to Colossae but Epaphras was originally from Colossae. Paul was now sending him to see how they were doing. Latter Epaphras was also imprisoned in Rome. Colossae was mostly Gentiles and was being pressured into following the Jewish law like the Galatians. This is my favorite of Paul`s letters even though Romans and Ephesians are great. Perhaps when I was a young believer it hit a cord with me. It talks about the Preeminence of Christ; His sufficiency; the Christian walk, the Christian family, working hard in the Lord no matter what the task, and so much more. As a Christian it is important to be balanced and have a good understanding of the scriptures but also to be applying the scriptures to our daily lives. It is good to have a grasp on the scriptures but even more important to be walking with Jesus and following Him. Just having the knowledge is useless without actually following Him and applying it to our lives. I know a brother that when he got saved he mostly studied prophecy and didn`t apply the other scriptures in his life. He grew in knowledge but didn`t serve the Lord. I went a different route and leaned on Jesus. He is my brother David yet he does know Jesus. So no matter what we know; God would rather have us and our close walk with Him. But God does want us to grow in His knowledge as it says in scripture. God bless you all.
21 ¶ And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled
22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—
God’s hidden intent (although clearly stated in the Old Testament) was that He is the God of all, not just the Jews and that He had/has a plan to unite all in Christ.
What a wonderful mystery.
”of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.“
Colossians 1:25-28 NKJV
What an amazing plan God had for our salvation! Not only did He have His Son take on human flesh but to die on our behalf. But as if that were not enough, He now lives within us to make us more like Him. This was a mystery left for the church age because who could ever conceive that God would do such a thing. But God first had to show human kind that he could never make himself right but needed a Savior to do that. And what a powerful work God seeks to do through us to have us be His representatives in the world. I love Paul’s prayer in Colossians 1:9-12. May that be true of all of us. And may we all be as dedicated as Paul to see the good news shared and the body of Christ built up!
Colossians 1
Colossians 1
Colossians 1
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And this includes us; he made us for himself and he holds us together : )